Sun suit type of apparel



Sept. 21,1948. G. BROCKMAN 2,449,873

' SUN SUIT TYPE OF APPAREL l 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fiied April 8, 1947 INVENTOR. Br ckman Home Sept. 21, 1948. BROCKMAN 2,449,873

SUN SUIT TYPE OF APPAREL Filed April 8, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Broc/rman Patented Sept. 21, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT F F I C E 2 Claims.

The invention relates to apparel for juveniles, and particularly to sun suit types of apparel.

Pursuant to the invention the apparel comprise shorts formed of integral fabric providing front and rear panels of like configuration, the shorts being closed at their respective meeting lateral margins by buttons and buttonholes or equivalent readily attachable elements, the crotch portion of the material connecting the front and rear panels being cut to assume an upwardly concave formation, when the lateral margins of the front and rear panels are closed.

The shorts may be supported upon the body of the wearer, as may be desired, but preferably by means of shoulder straps. Desirably, a front waist or apron may be secured to upper margin of the front panel, and the front ends of the straps secured to the margin of such waist or apron.

Among the advantages resulting from the invention are the artistic design of the apparel, simplicity of assembly upon the body of the wearer, and ready washability and laundering of the shorts upon opening the front and rear panels.

Further features and objects of the invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a sun suit embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the sun suit of the preceding figure showing the pattern thereof, and

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the illustrated apparel, designated Ill, is typical of a sun suit for juveniles.

In general, the apparel includes shorts, designated generally I I, comprising a front panel and a rear panel connected integrally with one another, as appears more fully hereinafter, the upper margin of the front panel is secured to at waist or apron portion I2. As shown, the apparel is suspended from the shoulders of the wearer as by means of straps I3, I 3, each advantageously secured at its fixed end [3b at the upper margin of the rear panel of the shorts H; the free end l3a of each strap is suitably secured to the upper portion of the waist or apron ing material I6 to provide the upwardly extend- ,ing concavely arcuate crotch formation indicated at H, the material of the crotch portion interconnecting the front and rear panels. By such concavely arcuate formation of the crotch portion, the lower opposite side portions of the material of the front and rear panels assume a true circular contour embracing the upper portions of the legs of the wearer, and free of the legs when the wearer assumes normal standing and walking positions. Furthermore, the cut of the material, the positioning of the edging material and the stitching about the crotch is such that, When the front and rear panels are brought together to form the shorts, the crotch is bowed forwardly to give greater room at the forward part of the lower body. See Fig.3.

The shorts are closed by closure of the respectively aligned lateral margins I I0, lie of the front and rear panels, as by suitable fastening devices, preferably buttons l8 and buttonholes I9.

I claim:

1. A sun suit for juveniles including shorts comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a unitary crotch connecting said front panel and said rear panel, means joining side edges of said front panel to side edges of said rear panel to form the shorts, and edging material binding the edges of said panels and said crotch the contour in which the material of the shorts is cut and the binding of said edging material providing an upwardly extending concave crotch formation and bowing said crotch forwardly of the shorts to give greater room to the lower forward part thereof.

2. A sun suit for juveniles including "shorts comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a unitary crotch connecting said front panel and said rear panel, button-and-button-hole connections joining side edges of said front panel to side edges of said rear panel to form the shorts, and edging material binding the edges of said panels and said crotch, the contour in which the material of the shorts is cut and the binding of said edging material providing an upwardly extending concave crotch formation and bowing said crotch forwardly of the shorts to give greater room at the lower forward part thereof.

GEORGE BROCKMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,297,474 Jones Mar. 18, 1919 1,954,526 Holahan Apr. 10, 1924 1,797,604 Burgdorfer Mar. 24, 1931 1,935,619 DeFelicis Nov. 21, 1933 1.938.515 Cohen Dec. 5, 1933 

